When Brad meets ‘Chad’…

'Oceans' players have brushes with reality

Last week Sony announced that it will develop “Chad Schmidt” as a vehicle for Brad Pitt, who would play the title role — an actor who looks a lot like… Brad Pitt.

Thesps from John Malkovich (“Being John Malkovich”) to Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) have played roles that are comic riffs on their own real-life selves. But Pitt’s new gig isn’t the first such foray for an “Ocean’s Twelve” castmember. Pitt’s pic clique seems especially obsessed with such meta-characters. Consider: